The HealthierU Portal for Supporting Behaviour Change and Diet Programs

• Published in: Studies in health technology and informatics Vol. 214; p. 15
• Main Authors: Berkovsky, Shlomo, Hendrie, Gilly, Freyne, Jill, Noakes, Manny, Usic, Kathy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 2015
• Subjects: Australia; Consumer Health Information - organization & administration; Diet Therapy - methods; Health Behavior; Health Information Systems - organization & administration; Health Promotion - organization & administration; Internet - organization & administration; Occupational Health Services - organization & administration; Reminder Systems; Risk Reduction Behavior; Weight Reduction Programs - organization & administration
• ISSN: 0926-9630
• DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-558-6-15

The use of online technologies for supporting participants of behaviour change and diet program is a timely and important research direction. We present HealthierU, adaptive online portal offering a suite of interactive support tools. The portal was evaluated in a 24-week study, which shows that regular reminders trigger increased interaction with the portal. We also analyse interaction patters conducive to weight loss and discuss possible factors of the attrition rates observed in the study.